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This season's Solo Competition will be held on Saturday March 14th, 2015 at The Austin Steinway Gallery. Besides cash prizes for the winners in each division, up to 12 competitors may be selected to take part in masterclasses with distinguished artists during the 2015 festival and will perform alongside world famous artists at the Closing Gala. Winners of the 2015 Competition will have the opportunity to perform as guests of the radio program Pianoforte on KMFA 89.5.
Eligibility
The competition is open to students of grades 7 through 12 living in the state of Texas whose primary teacher also resides in Texas. The competition has two divisions:
Division 1: Grades 7, 8, and 9
Division 2: Grades 10, 11, and 12
The first round of the competition is held via recorded audition. A high quality CD recording of the contestant's repertoire should be submitted along with required audition materials. Please refer to the application form for details on required materials.
Round 2 of the competition will be held in Austin, TX on March 29, 2014 at The Austin Steinway Gallery. Competition specifics and audition times will be announced to those contestants who successfully pass the round 1 CD auditions.
Application and Repertoire Requirements
Repertoire requirements: All contestants must play 2 contrasting pieces of their choice from memory. There is a 15 minute time limit for all auditions. Contestants will be stopped if they exceed the time limit but will not be penalized. One movement is considered a piece. No more than 2 contrasting pieces are permitted.
Audition CDs must include full recordings of a contestant's audition repertoire, even if it exceeds the 15 minute time limit.
No changes may be made to repertoire between the two rounds of the competition.
The following materials must be postmarked by the deadline of February 23, 2015.
1) A completed application form.
2) A high quality CD recording of the contestant's audition repertoire.
3) The $25 application fee, made out to "Austin Piano Festival"
Anything other than a CD recording will not be accepted. No videos of any kind or audio cassettes.
No indication of contestant's or teacher's identity is allowed on the CD or CD Case.
Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted. Application materials and CD will not be returned.
Important Dates and Deadlines
February 23, 2015 - Extended Postmark deadline for all applications and CD recordings
March 6, 2015 - All Round 1 winners will be notified of their advancement to round 2 by this date.
March 14, 2015 - Round 2 live auditions in Austin, TX at The Austin Steinway Piano Gallery
May 8 through May 17 - Austin Piano Festival Concerts and Masterclasses
Event Details
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Presenter Details
- Name: Austin Piano Festival